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TrollBuster9090

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29. They're also great at manufacturing a faux scandal, and keeping it in the headlines. Something WE have to learn to do.
Wed Jul 2, 2025, 06:42 PM
Jul 2

Remember the crap about Obama's Birth Certificate? Faux Noise kept that running as a top story for Obama's entire first term. Now they're doing the same thing with the faux scandal 'coverup' of the White House staff, and Biden's alleged senility.

Bullshit! Two can play at that game.
-How about a TIME CLOCK on WHEN Pam Blondie is going to release the Epstein files. Every night, "It's been 90 days since Pam Bondi promised to release the Epstein files. Where are they? What is the Trump Justice Department trying to hide?

-How about a TIME CLOCK on Trump's TAX returns. He's blathered about them being under audit for 16 years. But that's never been a reason to not disclose them.

--How about a TIME CLOCK on when Jim 'Jacket-off' Jordan is going to answer the Congressional subpoena he's been ignoring for six years.

--How about a TIME CLOCK on that chickenshit SEAN HANNITY, when he claimed that waterboarding isn't torture (during the Bush Jr Administration) and VOLUNTEERED to be WATERBOARDED for VETERAN'S CHARITY. (Keith Olberman even volunteered to donate $1000 to Hannity's favourite charity for EVERY SECOND he can take being waterboarded. I want to see MSNBC mention that every night!)

There are DOZENS of GENUINE scandals that MSNBC, or even those cowards at CNN can put front and centre, which would generate ratings indefinitely. So, why aren't we encouraging that?


PS- "They privately celebrate those assassinations. " Sometimes they're not even private about it! Do you remember when that stupid chimpanzee, Brett Baier, put up a graph showing what happens to the stock market every time there is a prominent blue on black death (George Floyd, Treyvon Martin etc.)? Just trying to convey the message that blue on black violence is okay, because it never harms the stock market. After this made even the FOX audience puke, Baier had to apologize for it.

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The worst example (or maybe the best) is "Proabortion". Permanut Jul 2 #1
But we reinforce that Bluetus Jul 2 #11
Yeah! WTF happened to the "Choice" term! wolfie001 Jul 2 #14
oh I am definitely pro-abortion tho WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2 #22
It is counter-productive to frame the argument that way Bluetus Jul 2 #31
Abortion doesn't happen in a bedroom, so I'm not sure why you call it a bedroom issue. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2 #32
"Bedroom" is a euphemism for sexual relations Bluetus Jul 2 #35
Euphemisms have no place in politics. Abortion is not about sexual relations; it's about ending a pregnancy. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2 #36
"Euphemisms have no place in politics" Bluetus Jul 3 #40
We Go High is invalidating language AStern Jul 2 #2
Sadly, we don't live it that world anymore maxrandb Jul 2 #5
No, you are 100% correct. "We Go High" only works in a political system/culture where going high is actually valued and Karasu Jul 2 #24
They have a very well funded psyops team using cachukis Jul 2 #3
They are from the business world, which uses psyops and other advances in psychological manipulation all the time DSandra Jul 2 #34
Florida Auschwitz is the correct term and we should use it. wnylib Jul 2 #4
Don't need a mirror! niyad Jul 2 #30
You would like George Lakoff's work on framing the debate Qutzupalotl Jul 2 #6
Framelab is an EXCELLENT resource. Bluetus Jul 2 #33
I totally agree SusieCreamcheese Jul 2 #7
Abso-fucking-lutely! erronis Jul 2 #16
You nailed it malaise Jul 2 #8
While appreciate singing to choir, we need to convert the 5% or so of voters who swung to trump in Nov and Silent Type Jul 2 #9
Branding by the Bully SusieCreamcheese Jul 2 #10
It might also help if Democrats would PatSeg Jul 2 #12
It's official: Alligator Alcatraz is not a nickname. It's Florida's name for detention site. Amaryllis Jul 2 #13
Amen..."permanent tax cuts" is another....sunsetting these abortions rasing taxes?!?!? (n/t) Moostache Jul 2 #15
That would be ungenteel. Kid Berwyn Jul 2 #17
BIG BEAUTIFUL BETRAYAL bill and ALLIGATOR AUSCHWITZ or GATOR GULAG flamingdem Jul 2 #18
Every trumplican needs to be labeled a RINO idahoblue Jul 2 #19
KICK orangecrush Jul 2 #20
TELL IT! GiqueCee Jul 2 #21
I've used the term Anti-Abortion for decades JoetheShow Jul 2 #23
One example. BidenRocks Jul 2 #25
Pro Life is the worst one JI7 Jul 2 #26
Actually, they are anti-women's healthcare. mdbl Jul 2 #28
K&R mdbl Jul 2 #27
They're also great at manufacturing a faux scandal, and keeping it in the headlines. Something WE have to learn to do. TrollBuster9090 Jul 2 #29
I agree wholeheartedly. 🩵💙🩵 live love laugh Jul 2 #37
The newz is also calling it a budget bill. live love laugh Jul 2 #38
I agree. The Dems calling the Bucks for Billionaires Hassler Jul 2 #39
Trump should always be referred to as "convicted felon Donald Trump" Orrex Jul 3 #41
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